Nonstop flight route between Pedernales, Dominican Republic and Merced, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ), Pedernales, Dominican Republic and Merced Regional Airport (MCE), Merced, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,234 miles (or 5,205 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Cabo Rojo National Airport and Merced Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Cabo Rojo National Airport and Merced Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBJ / MDCR |
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Location: | Pedernales, Dominican Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°55'44"N by 71°38'40"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBJ |
More Information: | CBJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCE / KMCE |
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Location: | Merced, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°17'4"N by 120°30'50"W |
Area Served: | Merced, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Merced |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 155 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MCE |
More Information: | MCE Maps & Info |
Facts about Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ):
- The closest airport to Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) is María Montez International Airport (BRX), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ENE of CBJ.
- Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Cabo Rojo National Airport", another name for CBJ is "Aeródromo Doméstico de Cabo Rojo".
- The furthest airport from Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,960 miles (19,248 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Cabo Rojo National Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Cabo Rojo National Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Merced Regional Airport (MCE):
- Because of Merced Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Merced Regional Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Merced Regional Airport", another name for MCE is "MacReady Field".
- The closest airport to Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Castle Airport (MER), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of MCE.
- The furthest airport from Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,314 miles (18,209 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Merced Regional Airport (MCE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1941 construction delays at the Air Corps Basic Flying School site forced the Army to lease the original Merced Municipal Airport, resulting in the first aircraft assigned to the Air Corps Basic Flying School being stored at Merced Municipal Airport and giving the Basic Flying School its first usable axillary field.
- In 1946 United Airlines built offices and a terminal building and began one Douglas DC-3 flight each way a day.